Forty Farms Fair

Saturday 5 July 2025

10am-3pm | Free entry

With Kendal Farmers Market & Lovingly Artisan at Rheged.

Back by popular demand, the Farmers Market returns with stalls full of seasonal local produce, crafts and gift ideas which link back to our Cumbrian Farms.

Shop over 40 stands and meet the local producers who have hand crafted them.

With a series of free talks & demo throughout the day to enjoy.

If you plan to stay longer than 5 hours, please register your number plate with a colleague from the café or deli to avoid a car parking charge.

Talks schedule:

All talks are in Screen 2 of our Cinema | Free Entry

11am – Lovingly Artisan – The Truth is in the Grain

Lovingly Artisan is a small creative sourdough bakery based near Kendal on the edge of the Lake District ran by award winning baker Aidan Monks and wife Catherine Connor. Born from a need to eat and enjoy real bread, Lovingly Artisan uses natural ingredients to make and bake true bread. Come along and listen to Aidan talk about his lifelong passion for baking sourdough, his love for ancient grains and ryes, plus find out about our new adventure into the world of milling and the grain we are growing in Penrith with our good friends at Eden Yard.

12pm Outdoor Cooking with Westmorland Kitchen’s Chefs

Join us for an outdoor cooking demo where our chefs will prepare a tender Lamb seasoned to perfection with a rich dry rub and a juicy Chicken with a flavour-packed marinade, served alongside two fresh summer salads. Pick up tips on prep, technique, and presentation – including how to get ahead the night before for a stress-free day. Enjoy free tasters and scan the QR code on the day to access the recipes online to recreate at home.

1pm – Due to unforeseen circumstances, Beetham Nurseries won’t be giving a talk today. However, we’re excited to welcome Dan Stearne from Dan’s Plants, who will now be hosting a Q&A all about perennials!

Be sure to visit both Beetham Nurseries and Dan’s Plants stalls while you’re here, there’s plenty to browse and enjoy!

Woman Grows Jeans Film plus Intro and Q&A with Justine Aldersey-Williams

2:30pm

Join Justine, a Wirral-based regenerative clothing activist, botanical textile dyer, and founder of the Northern England Fibreshed who, along with a community in in the industrial heartland of British textiles, set out to do something unprecedented – grow jeans from scratch. With hopes of helping regenerate harmful fashion systems, they begin planting flax and indigo, spinning yarn, and weaving cloth.

FILM & Q&A TICKETS